The meaning of “מִכְשׁוֹל”
Understanding mikshôwl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מִכְשֹׁל mikshôl (mik-shole'); masculine from כָּשַׁל caused to fall, offence, [idiom] (no-) thing offered, ruin, stu...
מִכְשׁוֹל
or מִכְשֹׁל mikshôl (mik-shole'); masculine from כָּשַׁל caused to fall, offence, [idiom] (no-) thing offered, ruin, stumbling-block. - a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple) 1) a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling block 1a) stumbling, fall 1b) means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling block
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 19:14 | “Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.” Word: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikshôwl) | |
| 1 Samuel 25:31 | “That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.” Word: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikshôwl) | |
| Psalms 119:165 | “Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” Word: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikshôwl) | |
| Isaiah 57:14 | “And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.” Word: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikshôwl) | |
| Jeremiah 6:21 | “Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.” Word: מִכְשׁוֹל (mikshôwl) |
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